openstack-manuals/doc/install-guide/ch_horizon.xml
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xml:id="ch_horizon">
<title>Add the dashboard</title>
<para>The OpenStack dashboard, also known as <link
xlink:href="https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/horizon"
>Horizon</link>, is a Web interface that enables cloud
administrators and users to manage various OpenStack resources and
services.</para>
<para>The dashboard enables web-based interactions with the
OpenStack Compute cloud controller through the OpenStack
APIs.</para>
<para>Horizon enables you to customize the brand of the dashboard.</para>
<para>Horizon provides a set of core classes and reusable templates and tools.</para>
<para>This example deployment uses an Apache web server.</para>
<xi:include href="section_dashboard-system-reqs.xml"/>
<xi:include href="section_dashboard-install.xml"/>
<xi:include href="section_dashboard-verify.xml"/>
<section xml:id="section_horizon_next_steps">
<title>Next steps</title>
<para>Your OpenStack environment now includes the dashboard. You can
<link linkend="launch-instance">launch an instance</link> or add
more services to your environment in the following chapters.</para>
<para>After you install and configure the dashboard, you can
complete the following tasks:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Customize your dashboard. See section <link xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/admin-guide-cloud/content/ch_install-dashboard.html#dashboard-custom-brand"
>Customize the dashboard</link> in the <link xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/admin-guide-cloud/content/"
><citetitle>OpenStack Cloud Administrator Guide</citetitle></link>
for information on setting up colors, logos, and site titles.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Set up session storage. See section <link xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/admin-guide-cloud/content/dashboard-sessions.html#dashboard-sessions">Set up session storage for the dashboard</link>
in the <link xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/admin-guide-cloud/content/"
><citetitle>OpenStack Cloud Administrator Guide</citetitle></link> for information on user
session data.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</chapter>